Cold semi-arid
Vernal, Utah
Uintah County, Utah · Population 10k · 5,341 ft elevation
Living in Vernal
Vernal has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and cold winters (January lows around 10°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 9″ a year, and it gets light snow (20″ a season).
Skies are sunny (70% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 48, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Vernal is an outdoor hub: about 64% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 5,000 ft around town.
Vernal at a glance
- Population
- 10k
- Elevation
- 5,341 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 9″2th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 20″58th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,144 hrs80th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4880th percentile
- Median home value
- $234k43th percentile
- Median rent
- $900/mo24th percentile
- Median household income
- $59k29th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.54%12th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 9.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.259th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 34%31th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 36%
- Violent crime rate
- 424 per 100k83th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,962 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 40th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9998th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 65%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 64%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 5,020 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29°F | 10°F | 0.6″ | 5.8″ | 188 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 17°F | 0.6″ | 3.9″ | 187 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 27°F | 0.7″ | 1.6″ | 233 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 34°F | 0.8″ | 0.6″ | 263 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 43°F | 1.0″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 51°F | 0.6″ | — | 357 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 57°F | 0.5″ | — | 350 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 55°F | 0.8″ | — | 328 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 46°F | 1.2″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 35°F | 1.1″ | 0.5″ | 257 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 24°F | 0.5″ | 1.6″ | 203 hrs |
| Dec | 31°F | 13°F | 0.6″ | 6.4″ | 171 hrs |
Near Vernal
- Maeser, UT · 4.5k
- Naples, UT · 3.2k
- Roosevelt, UT · 7k
- Helper, UT · 2.7k
- Price, UT · 8.2k
- Heber, UT · 17k
- Midway, UT · 6.1k
- East Basin, UT · 3.6k
Largest places in Utah
- Salt Lake City, UT · 204k
- West Valley City, UT · 138k
- West Jordan, UT · 116k
- Provo, UT · 114k
- St. George, UT · 99k
- Orem, UT · 97k
- Sandy, UT · 95k
- Ogden, UT · 87k
Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology